Players to Watch: Bartolo Colon: You would have laughed at me if two months ago I told you Colon would be starting a game for the Yankees in April. But now that he is, I’m actually not angry. He’s been great in long relief and the Yankees will need him to step up while Phil Hughes is shelved.

Jose Bautista: In his monster 2010 season, Bautista hit six of his 54 home runs against the Yankees. Six homers … in 61 at-bats! He’s not showing quite the same power this year, but he’s still off to a good start.

Prediction: Tonight’s opposing pitcher will be a tough task — even for the mighty Yankee offense — so I expect a clean, series split.